ABS Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, ABS Capital Partners has invested in 1 company.

ABS Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment areinformation technology (21%) and internet software and services (16%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include venture (32%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (30%). In total, ABS Capital Partners has invested in 24 US states and 2 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2005 when it acquired DoubleClick for $1.1B.

In the last 3 years, ABS Capital Partners has exited 2 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (49%). ABS Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2008 when it sold DoubleClick for $3.1B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity133
    • M&A Buy Activity63
    • M&A Sell Activity70
  • Total Sectors Invested 18
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 74

ABS Capital Partners

201 International Circle, Suite 150,
Hunt Valley, Maryland 21030
United States
(410) 246-5600
www.abscapital.com
abscapital@abscapital.com

ABS Capital Partners is a private equity firm that invests in later-stage growth companies in the healthcare, technology, business services, media and communications sectors. ABS provides capital to help fund growth, provide shareholder liquidity, pursue acquisitions, or to effect a management buyout. The Firm prefers US based business and will consider both majority and minority positions. ABS looks to commit $10 to $30 million per transaction. ABS Capital was formed in 1990 and has offices in Baltimore, Maryland; Waltham, Massachusetts; and San Francisco, California.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Building Materials, Business Services, Communications, Education, Environmental, Financial Services, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Life Science, Marketing, Media, Medical Products, Publishing, Restaurants, Retail, Safety/Security, Software, Technology Hardware

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Growth Capital, Recapitalization

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 10 -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 10 30
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 60 2 1 - - - 63
vol $1.2B $1.2B
Sell (0.8/yr) # 66 2 1 1 - - 70
vol $6.2B $6.2B
  133

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
PowerReviews, Inc. 2023-08-22 - Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.powerreviews.com
Cordial 2022-07-26 - Venture
San Diego, California · www.cordial.com
Audacious Inquiry LLC 2022-03-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Baltimore, Maryland · www.ainq.com
Fluxx Labs, Inc. 2021-10-20 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
San Francisco, California · www.fluxx.io
Accurate Group LLC 2021-09-07 - Secondary Buyout
Independence, Ohio · www.accurategroup.com
Apptopia, Inc. 2021-05-11 - Growth Capital
Boston, Massachusetts · www.apptopia.com
iZotope, Inc. 2021-03-11 - Add-on Acquisition
Cambridge, Massachusetts · www.izotope.com
ConnectYourCare LLC 2020-11-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Hunt Valley, Maryland · www.connectyourcare.com
Guidpoint Security LLC 2020-07-14 - Growth Capital
Herndon, Virginia · www.guidepointsecurity.com
SquadLocker 2020-02-25 - Growth Capital
Warwick, Rhode Island · www.squadlocker.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Alula Holdings LLC 2018-03-14 ipDatatel LLC 2018-03-14 1
St. Paul, Minnesota · www.alula.net Sugar Land, Texas · www.ipdatatel.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Information Technology 3 (27%) - 13 (20%) -
Internet Software and Services 3 (27%) - 10 (16%) 1.1B (90%)
Business Services 1 (9%) - 8 (13%) 35M (3%)
Software 1 (9%) - 6 (9%) -
Healthcare Services - - 3 (5%) 54M (4%)
Communications - - 3 (5%) -
Education - - 3 (5%) -
Life Science 1 (9%) - 3 (5%) -
Safety/Security 1 (9%) - 2 (3%) 28M (2%)
Consumer Products - - 2 (3%) -
Financial Services - - 2 (3%) -
Information Services - - 2 (3%) -
Media - - 2 (3%) -
Apparel/Textiles 1 (9%) - 1 (2%) -
Building Materials - - 1 (2%) -
Electronics - - 1 (2%) -
Environmental - - 1 (2%) -
Technology Hardware - - 1 (2%) -
Total 11 - 64 $1.2B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 11 (100%) - 63 (98%) 1.2B (100%)
  California 2 (18%) - 10 (16%) 89M (7%)
  Florida 1 (9%) - 7 (11%) -
  New York 1 (9%) - 6 (9%) 1.1B (90%)
  Virginia 1 (9%) - 5 (8%) 28M (2%)
  Maryland - - 5 (8%) -
  New Jersey - - 3 (5%) -
  Indiana 2 (18%) - 2 (3%) -
  Minnesota 1 (9%) - 2 (3%) -
  Massachusetts 1 (9%) - 2 (3%) -
  Washington - - 2 (3%) -
  Pennsylvania - - 2 (3%) -
  Ohio - - 2 (3%) -
  Georgia - - 2 (3%) -
  Colorado - - 2 (3%) -
  Arizona - - 2 (3%) -
  Tennessee 1 (9%) - 1 (2%) -
  Rhode Island 1 (9%) - 1 (2%) -
  West Virginia - - 1 (2%) -
  Utah - - 1 (2%) -
  Texas - - 1 (2%) -
  North Carolina - - 1 (2%) -
  Illinois - - 1 (2%) -
  District of Columbia - - 1 (2%) -
  Alabama - - 1 (2%) -
Canada - - 1 (2%) -
  Ontario - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 11 (100%) - 63 (98%) 1.2B (100%)
Cross-border - - 1 (2%) -
Total 11 - 64 $1.2B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Venture 3 (27%) - 20 (31%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (18%) - 19 (30%) 35M (3%)
Growth Capital 5 (45%) - 16 (25%) -
Recapitalization - - 3 (5%) 54M (4%)
Divestiture - - 3 (5%) 28M (2%)
Going Private - - 1 (2%) 1.1B (90%)
Consolidation 1 (9%) - 1 (2%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 1 (2%) -
Total 11 - 64 $1.2B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 24 (34%) 5.5B (90%)
IPO 15 (21%) -
Trade Sale 14 (20%) 20M (< 1%)
Secondary Sale 11 (16%) 610M (10%)
Bankruptcy 2 (3%) -
Merger 1 (1%) -
Recapitalization 1 (1%) -
Shut Down 1 (1%) -
Sold to Management 1 (1%) -
Total 70 $6.2B

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.1B
< $100M 3 $117M
TOTAL $1.2B
Largest DoubleClick, Inc.
$1.1B (2005-04-25)
sell # Total
> $1B 2 $4.2B
$100M to $1B 8 $1.9B
< $100M 3 $107M
TOTAL $6.2B
Largest DoubleClick, Inc.
$3.1B (2008-04-13)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
3%
2 (3%)
Strategic(s)
5%
3 (5%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
14%
10 (14%)
Strategic(s)
50%
35 (50%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

2.5B USD

Established

1990

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Phil Clough

Chairman & General Partner

John Stobo

Managing General Partner

Mike Avon

Managing General Partner

Bion Ludwig

General Partner

Cal Wheaton

General Partner

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